Scott Carrier

A badly decomposed woman's body was discovered in a brushy area near a merry-go-round on the east end of Griffith Park. Rangers notified the Los Angeles police late Sunday that they found the body in an area near a parking lot, Officer Guillermo Campos said. The merry-go-round is in a heavily used portion of the park, but the body was in a hard-to-see area, Campos said.

Police said Friday that they suspect the decomposing body of a woman found near Venice's Marina Peninsula neighborhood is that of a missing filmmaker who disappeared June 12. Although the identity of the woman has not been confirmed by the coroner's office, police believe the woman is Wendy Bott, 38, of West Hollywood, who recently finished filming her first feature, said Det. Mike DePasquale of the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division.

A man dressed only in socks was killed Wednesday morning when he was hit by a car on the Glenn Anderson Freeway, authorities said. The man was running in westbound freeway lanes when he was hit about 3:40 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Shirley Gaines. The accident happened just west of Long Beach Boulevard, Gaines said. Scott Carrier of the coroner's office identified the man as Wash Sanford, 47, of Carson. It was not known why the man was on the freeway.

The coroner's office is investigating the deaths of two bodybuilding brothers in their 40s who died within two days of each other in their home in the exclusive neighborhood of Rolling Hills Estates. "I've seen this sort of thing happen before, but not very often," said Scott Carrier, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Carrier said Michael John Mentzer, 49, a champion bodybuilder whose competitive career ended when he lost the Mr.

Los Angeles County investigators Thursday sought help in identifying a body found on a hillside overlooking the ocean in Rancho Palos Verdes. Scott Carrier, a coroner's office spokesman, described the body as that of a man in his late 40s or early 50s. He was about 6 feet tall, weighed more than 180 pounds and had gray hair and blue eyes, Carrier said. The body was found seated and leaning against a pine tree at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday, a mile southwest of Del Cerro Park, Carrier said.

In the business of news, death is no stranger. We see it in hospital rooms and on street corners, on freeways and in the scattered wreckage of airliners. We see it at war, in sports arenas and in the chambers of execution where legal judgments are finalized. Death is newsprint to the journalist, an incident to be witnessed and reported, and then left behind in the files of our work.

A 28-year-old woman who apparently was trying to lower herself from her roof to the balcony of a neighbor's condominium in North Hills was found dead, hanging from a length of wire that was wrapped around her upper body, police said Wednesday. The victim, Stacey McNabb, was discovered dangling from the roof of the building in the 9100 block of Lemona Avenue just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. "Why she was there, we still don't know," said Los Angeles police spokesman Vince Aguirre.

The coroner's office is investigating the deaths of two bodybuilding brothers in their 40s who died within two days of each other in their home in the exclusive neighborhood of Rolling Hills Estates. "I've seen this sort of thing happen before, but not very often," said Scott Carrier, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Carrier said Michael John Mentzer, 49, a champion bodybuilder whose competitive career ended when he lost the Mr.

Police said Friday that they suspect the decomposing body of a woman found near Venice's Marina Peninsula neighborhood is that of a missing filmmaker who disappeared June 12. Although the identity of the woman has not been confirmed by the coroner's office, police believe the woman is Wendy Bott, 38, of West Hollywood, who recently finished filming her first feature, said Det. Mike DePasquale of the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division.

The son of actor Andy Griffith was found dead early Wednesday by a roommate, but investigators say there are no signs of foul play. Andy Samuel Griffith Jr., 38, was found about 4:20 a.m. in his home in the 3100 block of Ellington Drive near Universal City, Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier said. Los Angeles police officers responded to the scene, but Carrier said there were no signs of foul play.

Los Angeles County investigators Thursday sought help in identifying a body found on a hillside overlooking the ocean in Rancho Palos Verdes. Scott Carrier, a coroner's office spokesman, described the body as that of a man in his late 40s or early 50s. He was about 6 feet tall, weighed more than 180 pounds and had gray hair and blue eyes, Carrier said. The body was found seated and leaning against a pine tree at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday, a mile southwest of Del Cerro Park, Carrier said.

A badly decomposed woman's body was discovered in a brushy area near a merry-go-round on the east end of Griffith Park. Rangers notified the Los Angeles police late Sunday that they found the body in an area near a parking lot, Officer Guillermo Campos said. The merry-go-round is in a heavily used portion of the park, but the body was in a hard-to-see area, Campos said.

A man dressed only in socks was killed Wednesday morning when he was hit by a car on the Glenn Anderson Freeway, authorities said. The man was running in westbound freeway lanes when he was hit about 3:40 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Shirley Gaines. The accident happened just west of Long Beach Boulevard, Gaines said. Scott Carrier of the coroner's office identified the man as Wash Sanford, 47, of Carson. It was not known why the man was on the freeway.

A 28-year-old woman who apparently was trying to lower herself from her roof to the balcony of a neighbor's condominium in North Hills was found dead, hanging from a length of wire that was wrapped around her upper body, police said Wednesday. The victim, Stacey McNabb, was discovered dangling from the roof of the building in the 9100 block of Lemona Avenue just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. "Why she was there, we still don't know," said Los Angeles police spokesman Vince Aguirre.

In the business of news, death is no stranger. We see it in hospital rooms and on street corners, on freeways and in the scattered wreckage of airliners. We see it at war, in sports arenas and in the chambers of execution where legal judgments are finalized. Death is newsprint to the journalist, an incident to be witnessed and reported, and then left behind in the files of our work.

Emil Matasareanu, the bank robber shot by police in a wild gun battle in North Hollywood and given no medical care, was hit 29 times and bled to death from two bullet wounds to his thigh, the Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed Thursday. His partner, Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.

Two El Segundo toddlers found dead in their beds last spring were poisoned by oleander leaves from a neighbor's yard that they picked and ate, coroner's officials said Tuesday. The case of Alexei and Peter Wiltsey, ages 2 and 3, represents the first confirmed accidental deaths by oleander poisoning in county history, said coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier.